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Paroles de la chanson Mirrors par Justin Timberlake

Aren't you somethin' to admire?
'Cause your shine is somethin' like a mirror
And I can't help but notice
You reflect in this heart of mine
If you ever feel alone and
The glare makes me hard to find
Just know that I'm always
Parallel on the other side

'Cause with your hand in my hand and a pocket full of soul
I can tell you there's no place we couldn't go
Just put your hand on the glass
I'll be tryna pull you through
You just gotta be strong

'Cause I don't wanna lose you now
I'm lookin' right at the other half of me
The vacancy that sat in my heart
Is a space that now you hold
Show me how to fight for now
And I'll tell you, baby, it was easy
Comin' back here to you once I figured it out
You were right here all along

It's like you're my mirror (Oh)
My mirror's staring back at me (Oh)
I couldn't get any bigger (Oh)
With anyone else beside me (Oh)
And now it's clear as this promise
That we're making
Two reflections into one
'Cause it's like you're my mirror (Oh)
My mirror's staring back at me, staring back at me

Aren't you somethin', an original?
'Cause it doesn't seem merely assembled
And I can't help but stare, 'cause
I see truth somewhere in your eyes
Ooh, I can't ever change without you
You reflect me, I love that about you
And if I could, I
Would look at us all the time

'Cause with your hand in my hand and a pocket full of soul
I can tell you there's no place we couldn't go
Just put your hand on the glass
I'm here tryna pull you through
You just gotta be strong

'Cause I don't wanna lose you now
I'm lookin' right at the other half of me
The vacancy that sat in my heart
Is a space that now you hold
Show me how to fight for now
And I'll tell you, baby, it was easy
Comin' back here to you once I figured it out
You were right here all along

It's like you're my mirror (Oh)
My mirror's staring back at me (Oh)
I couldn't get any bigger (Oh)
With anyone else beside me (Oh)
And now it's clear as this promise
That we're making
Two reflections into one
'Cause it's like you're my mirror (Oh)
My mirror's staring back at me, staring back at me

Yesterday is history, oh
Tomorrow's a mystery, oh
I can see you lookin' back at me
Keep your eyes on me
Baby, keep your eyes on me

'Cause I don't wanna lose you now
I'm lookin' right at the other half of me
The vacancy that sat in my heart
Is a space that now you hold
Show me how to fight for now (You show me, baby)
And I'll tell you, baby, it was easy
Comin' back here to you once I figured it out
You were right here all along

It's like you're my mirror (Oh)
My mirror's staring back at me (Oh)
I couldn't get any bigger (Oh)
With anyone else beside me (Oh)
And now it's clear as this promise
That we're making
Two reflections into one
'Cause it's like you're my mirror (Oh)
My mirror's staring back at me, staring back at me

Ohh (Oh oh, oh oh)
Ohh (Oh oh, oh oh)
Ohh ohh (Oh oh, oh oh)
Uhh (Oh oh, oh oh)
Ohh (Oh oh, oh oh)
Ohh (Oh oh, oh oh)
Ohh (Oh oh, oh oh)
Ohh ohh (Oh oh, oh oh)
Uhh (Oh oh, oh oh)
Ohh (Oh oh, oh oh)

You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
Ohh (Oh oh, oh oh)
Ohh (Oh oh, oh oh)
Ohh ohh (Oh oh, oh oh)
Uhh (Oh oh, oh oh)
Ohh (Oh oh, oh oh)

Now, you're the inspiration of this precious song
And I just wanna see your face light up since you put me on
So now I say goodbye to the old me, it's already gone
And I can't wait, wait, wait, wait, wait to get you home
Just to let you know, you are
Ohh (Oh oh, oh oh)
Ohh (Oh oh, oh oh)
Ohh ohh (Oh oh, oh oh)
Uhh (Oh oh, oh oh)
Ohh (Oh oh, oh oh)

You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life

Girl, you're my reflection, all I see is you
My reflection in everything I do
You're my reflection and all I see is you
My reflection in everything I do

You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life
You are, you are the love of my life

Que racontent les paroles de la chanson Mirrors de Justin Timberlake ?

Quand on se reconnaît dans les yeux de l'autre

Il y a un moment, dans certaines relations, où l'on réalise que l'autre personne vous a changé sans même le chercher. Pas de manière fracassante. Juste progressivement, comme une lumière qui fait apparaître des détails qu'on n'aurait jamais vus seul. C'est exactement cette sensation que Justin Timberlake cherche à capturer dans "Mirrors", et il le fait avec une douceur qui désarme.

La chanson s'ouvre sur une question presque murmurée — "aren't you somethin' to admire?" (n'es-tu pas quelque chose qui mérite qu'on t'admire ?) — et tout de suite, on comprend qu'on n'est pas dans une déclaration tonitruante. On est dans l'intime. Dans ce moment suspendu où l'on regarde quelqu'un et où l'on se demande comment on a pu exister avant lui.

Un amour qui traverse le verre

L'image du miroir revient sans cesse, mais elle n'est jamais froide. Timberlake lui donne une chaleur presque tactile : "just put your hand on the glass, I'll be tryna pull you through" (pose ta main sur le verre, j'essaierai de t'attirer de l'autre côté). C'est une image de connexion totale, d'une envie d'abolir toute distance. Et quand il chante "I couldn't get any bigger with anyone else beside me" (je ne pourrais pas être plus grand avec quelqu'un d'autre à mes côtés), on sent que c'est vrai — pas une fanfaronnade, mais une vérité dite à voix basse.

Le temps, l'oubli, et ce qui reste

Au fil du morceau, quelque chose se sédimente. "Yesterday is history, tomorrow's a mystery" (hier, c'est de l'histoire ancienne, demain, c'est un mystère) : cette ligne, placée presque en aparté, dit tout de la philosophie portée par la chanson. L'amour ici ne regarde ni en arrière ni en avant. Il existe dans le présent, dans la promesse que deux reflets finissent par n'en former qu'un. La longue coda finale, avec sa litanie de "you are the love of my life", pourrait sembler excessive. Elle est en réalité juste. Certaines choses méritent d'être dites encore et encore, jusqu'à ce qu'elles remplissent tout l'espace.

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